Hiroshige One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, Henry Smith II + Amy Poster '86 hc+dj

Description: Hiroshige: One Hundred Famous Views of Edo. Introductory essays by Henry D. Smith II and Amy G. Poster, commentaries on the plates by Henry D. Smith II, Preface by Arnold L. Lehman. George Braziller, Inc., New York, and the Brooklyn Museum of Art. First published in 1986 by George Braziller, Inc.; no other dates appear on the copyright page. Hardcover with dust jacket, 256 pages, 118 prints. From an online review that borrows heavily from the dust jacket: "Hiroshige's One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, actually composed of 118 splendid woodblock landscape and genre scenes of mid-nineteenth century Tokyo, is one of the greatest achievements of Japanese art. The series contains many of Hiroshige's best-loved and most extraordinary prints. Like Venice and Florence in the 14th and 15th centuries, or Paris in the age of the Impressionists, the city of Edo, with its superb landmarks and its festive display of elegant urban life, exerts a special and compelling fascination. Hiroshige revealed the panorama of his city's activities with subtle and vivid visual anecdotes: fireworks seen from the river, fashionable geishas on parade, the kabuki district at night, intimate moments in the gardens and teahouses. It is a tour de force of artistic vision and printmaking craftsmanship. This edition has been reproduced from an exceptionally fine, first-edition set in the Brooklyn Museum of Art to insure maximum fidelity to the original prints. Henry Smith II explains the world of Edo in its twilight before the Meiji Restoration and the beginnings of a modern urban society. Each plate is accompanied by a commentary that discusses its artistic and cultural interest in detail. For anyone interested in Japan, the One Hundred Famous Views of Edo is perhaps the finest guide and one of the greatest legacies imaginable." The book itself is like new: the interior appears to be flawless; the only defect found on the exterior is lightly bumped bottom corners. The unclipped dust jacket ($85.00) is good+ : no major damage, no discoloration, stains or fading; there are creases along the top and bottom edges, most noticeable near folds and spine; there is a very small (1/8 inch) tear at the bottom of the rear flap. A wonderful copy of a stunning book.

Price: 39 USD

Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan

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